2Pac

AKA: Tupac, Tupac Amaru Shakur, Tupac Shakur, and Makaveli

About 2Pac

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2010, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world.

The themes of most of Tupac’s songs are the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism, and conflicts with other rappers during the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry.

Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground.

Both of his parents, and several other of his family members, were members of the Black Panther Party. Shakur was involved in an East Coast–West Coast rivalry after a major feud with East Coast rappers, producers and record-label staff members, most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and Bad Boy Records.

On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Paradise, Nevada. He was taken to the Southern Nevada University Medical Center, where he died six days later.